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Susan Meissner
Goodreads Author
Born
in San Diego, CA, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
December 2007
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/susanmeissner
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The Nature of Fragile Things
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2021
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18 editions
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A Fall of Marigolds
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2014
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37 editions
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Secrets of a Charmed Life
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2015
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2 editions
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Only the Beautiful
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2023
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As Bright as Heaven
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2018
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15 editions
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The Last Year of the War
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2019
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12 editions
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A Bridge Across the Ocean
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2017
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17 editions
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The Shape of Mercy
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2008
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20 editions
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A Map to Paradise
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2025
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8 editions
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Stars Over Sunset Boulevard
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2016
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15 editions
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A remarkable book for any age
Salt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Was there a time when Young Adult lit was truly only for young adults? I am beginning to think maybe there was but it only lasted five minutes. I've been wowed over the last few years by more YA titles than my chronological age should allow. Ruta Sepetys' page-turner, SALT TO THE SEA, is apparently shelved in YA, though you need to know I r Read more of this blog post »
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“The person who completes your life is not so much the person who shares all the years of your existence, but rather the person who made your life worth living, no matter how long or short a time you were given to spend with them.”
― A Fall of Marigolds
― A Fall of Marigolds
“Fear is worse than pain, I think. Pain is centralized, identifiable, and wanes as you wait. Fear is a heaviness you can’t wriggle out from under. You must simply find the will to stand with it and start walking. Fear does not start to fade until you take the step that you think you can’t.”
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
“When you only do what is expected of you, you never learn what you would've done had you chosen for yourself.”
― The Shape of Mercy
― The Shape of Mercy
Polls
This is the poll for January's Books of the Month. The two with the most votes will be our reads!
The Ringmaster's Wife by Kristy Cambron
A Twist of Fate by Pepper D. Basham
The Covered Deep by Brandy Vallance
Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman
The Lassoed by Marriage Collection by Angela Bell
Heiress by Susan May Warren
The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry
I'll Be Yours by Jenny B. Jones
The Irish Healer by Nancy Herriman
34 total votes
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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
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“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”
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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Long Walk to Freedom
― Long Walk to Freedom
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Thank you Susan for becoming a friend on Good Reads. I am following on Twitter also.Blessings to your always.
Donna
Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Susan!Blessings, Sally
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